Personal DNA data soon available to all
deCode Genetics in Iceland is joining a handful of other companies breaking into the market of genetic information databases that are available to mem...
Largest torrent site in Iceland shut down
Efforts by a consortium of anti-piracy organisations were finally successful last week in shutting down Iceland’s largest BitTorrent website. The webs...
Novator calls for changes in Finnish telecoms firm
Finnish telecoms operator Elisa has been asked by its largest shareholder Novator for radical changes in their operations. Novator, the investment fir...
Satellite car monitoring for Iceland?
A company which specialises in developing systems for vehicle tracking, New Development (ND), has teamed up with the 112 Emergency Service and the Min...
Maltese songwriter in Iceland
A songwriter from Malta and a composer from Iceland are teaming up in the hope of making a song that will take first prize at next year’s Eurovision S...
Surprise rise in Icelandic interest rates
Iceland’s central bank, the Sedlabanki, recently raised the Icelandic policy interest rate, making it the highest interest rate charged in any develop...
Cut-price HD players hit Iceland for Christmas
Two companies, SENA and Myndform, will be distributing HD VMD (High Definition Versatile Multilayer Disc) films and player packages in time for Christ...
Groundbreaking decision on same sex relationships from Icelandic church
Icelandic residents attending a church convention last week voted to allow priests to validate cohabitations between two members of the same sex. The ...